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The Odyssey

2026 • R • 2h 52m • Action / Adventure / Drama • Universal Pictures
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Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$123.5M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$612.1M
Week 10
Worldwide Total
$1.72B
$1.11B international
Domestic Legs5.0x
Budget$250M
2026 Rank#2
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Cast & Crew

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Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Director Matt Damon Matt Damon Starring Tom Holland Tom Holland Starring Anne Hathaway Anne Hathaway Starring Zendaya Zendaya Starring Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson Starring
ScreenplayChristopher Nolan Produced byEmma Thomas, Christopher Nolan DistributorUniversal Pictures

Predicted final domestic

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$533M–$609M
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$612.1M so far

The prediction updated after the third weekend. Based on the weekend 2 and 3 drops and factoring in other movies with similar performance, the model predicts a final range of $533M–$609M. The wider range of $510M–$657M represents about 90% of outcomes after the third weekend. Learn more about how the prediction model works

$396M
Baseline
Banked through 3 weekends
70%
Earned by Wk 3
Typical for this drop profile
-35%
Weekend drops
-27% then -43%
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jul 17-19 1 $123.5M — 3,919 $31,514 $123.5M
2 Jul 24-26 1 $90.0M −27% 3,942 $22,837 $289.4M
3 Jul 31-Aug 2 2 $51.0M −43% 3,861 $13,221 $395.6M
4 Aug 7-9 2 $31.7M −38% 3,603 $8,802 $461.4M
5 Aug 14-16 2 $23.6M −26% 3,217 $7,338 $505.1M
6 Aug 21-23 3 $19.7M −17% 3,091 $6,376 $539.3M
7 Aug 28-30 3 $14.4M −27% 2,617 $5,485 $563.9M
8 Sep 4-6 2 $13.1M −9% 2,312 $5,664 $584.9M
9 Sep 11-13 3 $7.6M −42% 1,983 $3,829 $600.7M
10 Sep 18-20 4 $5.0M −35% 1,546 $3,204 $609.8M
Cumulative total$612.1M
Jul 16Aug 2Aug 20Sep 6Sep 23
Weekend grossWk 10 · $5.0M
$123.5M
$90.0M
$51.0M
$31.7M
$23.6M
$19.7M
$14.4M
$13.1M
$7.6M
$5.0M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 3,942 → 1,546 −60.8%
3,919 open1,546 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −35%
−27%
W1→2
−43%
W2→3
−38%
W3→4
−26%
W4→5
−17%
W5→6
−27%
W6→7
−9%
W7→8
−42%
W8→9
−35%
W9→10
Steepest −43%Best hold −9%

Run milestones

$600M in 59 days
$100M
Day 3
Jul 19
$200M
Day 8
Jul 24
$300M
Day 11
Jul 27
$400M
Day 18
Aug 3
$500M
Day 31
Aug 16
$600M
Day 59
Sep 13

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

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#1 Best second-weekend holds$100M+ openers, all-time −27.1% #2 All-time R-rated domesticAll-time $612.1M #4 Biggest R-rated openingsAll-time $123.5M #5 Longest runs of $1M+ daysAll-time 62 days #6 Biggest 8th weekendsAll-time $13.1M #11 Biggest worldwide runsAll-time $1.72B

From the analysis desk

Ordered by how prominently this film features · all articles
Lead story The Odyssey rides rave reviews to a $100M+ openingWeek 29 · Preview · Jul 15, 2026 → Lead story The Odyssey set for a strong Oppenheimer-style hold for a $70M–$80M second weekend and $270M+ in 10 daysWeek 30 · Preview · Jul 22, 2026 → Mentioned Minions & Monsters set to dip below the franchise averageWeek 27 · Preview · Jul 1, 2026 → Mentioned Moana’s tracking craters to $41–48MWeek 28 · Preview · Jul 8, 2026 → Mentioned Spider-Man: Brand New Day tracking $290M–$320M for the second-biggest opening in historyWeek 31 · Preview · Aug 2, 2026 →

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Box office comparisons

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